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Wisdom from a Cat
Look up to those you love. (Hint: be prepared to receive some looks yourself) (Practice: look into a mirror)
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Tagged art, cats, daily practice, Elizabeth Teal., honor, Liz Teal, looking up, meditation, mirrors, poetry, respect, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, teaching, trust, wisdom
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Deep
I went to the springs today, In need of baptism, Again… I was not alone…. You were there. . The crystal water, Pristine . What does that mean? Pure? Real. The thing About natural springs Is that though they may … Continue reading
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Tagged art, baptism, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fish, florida, hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspirituality, Liz Teal, meditation, natural springs, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, swimming holes
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Prepare
Watching, Perched, Both alert and relaxed…. Ready at a moment’s purr to pounce. Be ready for whatever comes your way.
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Tagged art, black cat, cats, ink brush painting, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Tired
The dragonfly flew around the room,But the cat stayed in the laundry basket,Only chasing it with Her eyes.
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Tagged animals, art, cat, chasing, Elizabeth Teal., ink, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, meditation, poem, poetry, rice paper, silver, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby, tired, zen
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Dropping In
I dropped a thing,It fell out of my hand and into someone else’s land.I bent down to pick it up,And found myself in another world.Pardon me, I am just a tourist here.
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Tagged ants, art, beetles, blessings, bugs, crickets, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grasshopper, ink brush painting, insects, interspirituality, journey, Liz Teal, meditation, nature, poetry, shamanic, spirituality, sumi-e, traveling, water color
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Class
He was all that,And He knew it…He not only was in a class,He had it..In the training dance of left foot, right turn,He was sweeping me off my feet…Now, if only we could agree on what right and left mean!
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Tagged agility, brush painting, communication, dance, dog, dog training, fun, large male show dogs, life, Liz Teal, love, obedience, poetry, spirituality, star power, sumi-e
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Welcome
Tired in my bones,My spirit is renewed.A holy trinity greets my arrival!I am Home.
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Tagged home, home coming, journey, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, three dogs, tired, traveling, trinity
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Rescue
She walked the rescue dog,A pit,Around in a circle…Til they both began to rescue each other…That is how we heal the world,One step a time, together.
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Tagged adoptable dogs, art, blessings, healing, hope, love, pit bull, pit bull terrier, pitties, poetry, rescue, salvation, shelter, spirituality, sumi-e, terriers, theology, tikkum olam
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Edges
At the end of the worldA dog chases sticks,&Brings them back Every time.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, hope, love, nature, New Orleans, poetry, retrieve, spirituality, sticks, sumi-e, upper ninth ward, worlds end
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